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While the current pandemic has been unprecedented both for the industry and humankind in terms of its disruptive impact, it’s not the first challenge aviation has ever dealt with. Previous challenges were presented by the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the SARS outbreak from November 2002 to July 2003, and the Global Financial […]
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The in-flight rescue of pilots became a topic from the very start of war aircraft deployment. Dogfights, often resulting in a shot-down of one plane, usually called for the pilot’s bailout out of the cockpit. And while with the early biplanes the task was easy – open the canopy, unstrap from the seat and jump out – […]
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The Path of a Czech Virtual Reality Headset into the Latest Western Fighter Military pilots are no longer the movie hot shots seen in Top Gun or similar Hollywood blockbusters. Today, cadet pilots don’t just learn to fly but work as an operator within a network-like architecture of multiple aerial and ground elements including JTACs. […]
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The Path of a Czech Virtual Reality Headset into the Latest Western Fighter Military pilots are no longer the movie hot shots seen in Top Gun or similar Hollywood blockbusters. Today, cadet pilots don’t just learn to fly but work as an operator within a network-like architecture of multiple aerial and ground elements including JTACs. […]
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The German Armed Forces have chosen the aircraft G 120TP to train its air force pilots at the Phoenix-Goodyear airport, Arizona. This adds one more air force in the world operating this modern trainer already and just another triumph to the company’s success story. With more than 150 aircraft delivered to their customers already and […]
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Interview with prof. Michael Valasek, dean of the Faculty of engineering, Czech Technical University (CTU) Although the Czech Republic has a reputable and long-lasting tradition in engine design, testing and production, the most modern element of the system, the CTU-managed test cell system, was built on a green field. With a significant support of the launch customer, […]
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Interview with Milan Slapak, President & CEO Czech Republic and Slovakia at GE The COVID pandemic hit the entire aviation industry like a lightning out of the blue sky without any warning signs. Some crises are more predictable than others, just like new trends in radical technologies, lurking on the horizon, or newly forming social-economic […]
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It is perfectly OK to fail and learn from it. Learning from somebody else’s mistakes is even better! Up close and personal AHA leadership moments of Milan Slapak, an over the two-decade corporate senior leader, MBA lecturer, public speaker, and aviation enthusiast who decided to swim with the sharks instead of adopting a piece […]
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A world front runner in two-seat aircraft manufacturing and supplier of design and engineering services for avionic, defence, and automotive industry Evektor Group is one of the leaders and largest manufacturers of light‑sport aircraft in the world. More than 1400 aircraft supplied to over 50 countries, 50 years of experience in aircraft manufacturing, EASA-certified production, collaboration […]